Car-coupling



(No Model.)

D. K. CLARK.

GAR COUPLING.

No. 559,772. Patented May 5, 1896.

UNITED STATES PATENT Fries.

DAVID K. CLARK, OF UPPER SANDUSKY, OI-IIO, ASSIGNOR, BY DIRECT AND MESNEASSIGNMENTS, OF ONE-HALF TO DANIEL NITRAUER, OF SAME PLACE, AND V. R.CONAXVAY AND E. II. CONAIVAY, OF CALEDONIA, OHIO.

CAR-COUPLING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 559,772, dated May 5,1896.

Application filed $eptember 26, 1895. Serial No. 563,789. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it 722/601] concern: stop for preventing the knuckle frommoving Be it known that I, DAVID K. CLARK, a cititoo far under theaction of said spring. A zen of the United States, residing at Upperhole or opening maybe provided in the Sandusky,in the county of \Vyandotand State hook portion of said knuckle for the recepof Ohio, haveinvented certain new and usetion of a coupling-link should the use ofsuch 5 5 ful Improvements in Oar-Couplers; and I do become necessary,said link being adapted to declare the following to be a full, clear,and be engaged by a pin 0'' working in said hook exact description ofthe invention, such as portion. will enable others skilled in the art towhich D is the locking-arm adapted to work back it appertains to makeand use the same, refand forth in chamber a. This arm is pivot- 60crencc being had to the accompanying drawally connected at its forwardend (6 to the ings, and to the letters of reference marked knuckle B andat its rear end is provided with thereoinwhich form apart of thisspecification. a headed portion (1, beveled on its top sur- Thisinvention relates to certain new and face (1 The headed portion cl isdesigned useful improvements in car-couplers; and it to be projectedthrough a longitudinal open- 65 has for its object the production of acoupler in g (1 111 the locking-pin 451*, which latter moves with aperfect center or straight draft which up and down in the hole oropening a. A will not cramp when running on a curve and slot or recess('1 leads from the top of hole which will readily uncouple in the eventof or opening d and is adapted to receive said a car leaving the track.locking-arm when said locking-pin is dropped 70 A further object is toprovide a coupler or forced down, whereby said head is held in whichwill be simple in construction and efliengagement with the inner edgesof said slot cient in operation and which will not readily or recess. Alever E is pivoted to the carget out of order or become deranged. frameand is provided with an arm 6, to which The invention will behereinafter fully set said locking-pin is connected by a cord or 75forth, and particularly pointed out in the chain c, the inner arm 6 ofthe lever E being claims. connected by a chain c to an operating-leverReferring to the drawings,Figure1isaview e extended to the sides of thecar. in side elevation of a car with my improved The operation andadvantages of my imcoupler applied thereto. Fig. 2 is a top plan provedcoupler are at once apparent, and it 80 view of the coupler detached.Fig. 3 is a lonwill be observed that if for any reason a car gitudinalsectional view on line 00 a, Fig. 2. should leave the track the hookportions of Fig. eis aview of the knuckle detached. Fig. the knuckleswill be moved out of line with 5 is a view of the locking-pin. eachother and thus the remaining cars will 3 5 Referring to the drawings, Adesignates the not be drawn after the derailed car. 8 5 draw-bar, whichis provided with a forward My improved coupler is also cxtrem elysimlongitudinal chamber a and a transverse hole ple, cheap, and durable.or opening a leading from top to bottom of I claim as my invention saiddraw-bar and intersecting said chamber. 1. In a car-coupler, a draw-barhaving a for- B represents the knuckle,which is provided wardlongitudinal chamber thereiina knuckle 90 with a web I), projectingbetween two cars or pivotally connect-ed to said draw-bar, a lock lugs bof the draw-bar and connected thereing-arm pivot-ally connected to saidknuckle to by a pivot-pin b Said knuckle is provided and working in saidchamber, and a lockingwith a forward hook portion 12 which is depinadapted to engage said locking-arm, subsigned to engage asimilar portionof an adjastantially as set forth. 9 5 cent coupler, and a rear squaredportion b, 2. In a car-coupler, a draw-bar having a fordesigned to restagainst the forward end of ward longitudinal chamber therein,aknueklethe draw-bar when the knuckle is locked. A pivotally connected to saiddraw-bar, a headspring Zfiholds said knuckle open orunlocked, edlocking-arm pivotally connected to said and a projecting lug U of web Z)serves as a knuckle and working in said chamber, and a locking-pinhaving an opening adapted to receive and engage the headed end of saidlockin g-arm, substantially as set forth.

3. In a car-coupler, a draw-barhaving a forward longitudinal chambertherein,a knuckle pivotally connected to said draw-bar, a headedlooking-arm pivotally connected to said,

knuckle and working in said chamber, and a locking-pin having a hole oropening therein adapted to receive the headed end of said locking-armand having a slot extending from said opening with the edges of whichsaid headed end is designed to engage, substantially as set forth,

4, In a car-coupling, a draw-har having a forward longitudinal chambertherein, ears or lugs progecting from the forward end of DAVID K. CLARK.

Witnesses i H. H. NEWELL, W. O. WEIR.

